More News & City Life

Nonprofits

Forty Carrots Names New Members, Officers to Board of Trustees

Officers include Chris Jarmul, Ben Jones, and Susan Travers.

06/19/2019 By Staff

Grants

Community Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to All Star Children’s Foundation

The $50,000 grant, issued from the James Franklin Warnell and Dorothy J. Warnell Fund, will be directed to hiring clinical professionals trained in trauma care.

06/18/2019 By Staff

Technology

Deckchair Live Web Cameras Installed at Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club

The new web cams allow consumers to access live views of the properties and daily time-lapse video from anywhere in the world.

06/17/2019 By Staff

Awards

Ringling College Honored with 2019 Educational Fundraising Award

The school was chosen based upon a blind analysis of fundraising data from the past three years, and is the only art and design college to win this year.

06/17/2019 By Staff

Limelight

Sarasota Magazine's Top Doctors 2019 Party

The annual party celebrated the top doctors and dentists in the area as ranked in issues of the magazine.

06/17/2019 Photography by Lori Sax

Government

City Announces Security Screening Measures for Meetings

The screening will remain in place until further notice.

06/14/2019 By Staff

Water Quality

Sarasota County's Annual Drinking Water Quality Report Now Available

Water was tested daily from Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2018.

06/13/2019 By Staff

Philanthropy

Library Foundation for Sarasota County Announces New Board Members

In addition to its new officers, the organization elected eight new board members.

06/13/2019 By Staff

Healthcare

City Gives Green Light to Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice Development Plans

The hospital will offer a full array of medical and surgical care.

06/12/2019 Photography by Staff

Philanthropy

Dick Vitale's V Foundation Receives $1.1 Million Donation

Mark and Cindy Pentecost, founders of It Works!, were the donors.

06/11/2019 By Staff

A Collector's Paradise

Where to Find Your New Showpiece: Rum Runner's Antiques

Historical treasures from around the world are waiting for new homes at Rum Runner's Antiques, Dan Simic's labor of love.

06/10/2019 By Olivia Letts

Scholarships

Gulf Coast Community Foundation Awards More Than $537,000 in Scholarships

Since 1997, the foundation and its donors have invested more than $8 million in deserving students through scholarships.

06/10/2019 By Staff

"I Wouldn't Piss Me Off"

Powerful Landowner Hugh Culverhouse Jr. Takes Aim at the Political Establishment

Wealthy donor Culverhouse Jr. makes national news after urging a boycott over Alabama’s abortion law.

06/10/2019 By David Hackett

Philanthropy

Goodwill Manasota Relaunches Ambassador Program

The program is designed to help participants better understand the organization's mission and get involved in community outreach.

06/07/2019 By Staff

Government

Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight Announces Final Term

Knight will not seek re-election after his current term ends in January 2021.

06/07/2019 By Staff

Galas

Ringling Museum's 'UnGala' Returns This Year

The popular event was founded in 1986; the most recent one was held in 2009.

06/06/2019 By Staff

Rankings

U.S. News and World Report Ranks Sarasota No. 20 on 'Most Desirable Places to Live in 2019' List

Sarasota was highlighted for its year-round warm weather, popular beaches and reputation as a destination for retirees.

06/06/2019 By Staff

Network news

Marketing on Main Flourishes as a Hub for Business and Friendship

Marketing on Main, which occurs on the last Wednesday of each month, has attracted a loyal following among Sarasota entrepreneurs and professionals.

06/05/2019 By Olivia Letts

Education

Six USF Sarasota-Manatee Professors Awarded 'USF Nexus Initiative' Grants

The program was created in 2018 to enable research faculty the opportunity to collaborate globally and nationally on scholarly and innovative projects.

06/05/2019 By Staff